Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-17

persed, the massacre at the HaymarkeA
pouid never have oc,urred- No better
Illustration of the effects Of fearless en-
forcement Of Law IL seen than in t6s
fsct that as soon as Johann Most had
suffered the pe1alty imposed on hin BY
Enclsh Law for bis inoepdiAFy utter
aness. be left ths soil OF England and
planted hisnseif upon the soil Of Ameri-
"a, aud thst the ofacers Of the Law who.
because # his teachings became mar
tyrs for Law, instead Of being ofacers
OF the kingdsm OF Great Rsitain we're
afficers Of the State Of Illinois"
In his brief on the Law Mr.. Grinnell
starts cut With the general statement
murder resulting from a conspiracy 70
shish all the plaintiffs IN eFroF we're
parties; that its general object and do
sign was the overthrow Of existing 60
cisl order and OF constituted authorities
OF the Law hy force. TAis definitinn OF
consuiFaey is the key ncts to the end Of
The brief. To it GFinnell frequently 70
tsrs, and on its elaboration only De-
peads the thrsad Of his argument, and
his refutaticn Of the points raised By the
attorneys FOR the anarchists. The rale-
vancy of Mast's book and the quantities
Of explosives md red q ,Rs 10 commended
for as showing the existence Of con-
spiraey. The selection Of the jury is
discussed With detail Of each case. Zach
talisman called being treated separately.
unlike the brief submitted on behalf OF
the anarchists. GFinnell closes without
perorailon. simply statiuR thai Ae
believes the evidenCa iusai0ea the YER
diet. The record shove no material
error aRd the Judgment should Be af-
| frmed.
Fire IN san Rranelses.
SAN FAAScEsoo. March IA Are this
morning. which originated from = de-
fective few. destroyed the tWo-story
frame ssFuetnre at sos 20 6lI Mont
RomsEy Avenue. occupied "a hardware,
tea aud cRoekery stores and q barber
shop. The loss Is about 5000.
Pound GuIlsy Of DynamIsIng.
John E. Stsits. charged with having
attempted TO obstFucs the cars Of the
SatteT Street Railroad Company With q
dynamite bomb on Feb. 18Th last, Was
today found guilty.
In his charge 30 the Jury, Judge Hunt
at some length de6Red the LEGAL msam-
inc OF the term ''ath mpt" 90 used in
the indictment. He said ID was noA
necessary in order te prove attempt
that the defendant should Be caught
placing dynamite on the track, or that
be should even be in the immediate
vicinity Of the tracks. II was sufieient
to show that he had definite intention
to place the bomb where IL would DO
damage. He concluded his charge a.
Il llows: eff you find from the evidence
that the defendant intended 20 place
dynamite or some other explosive sQen-
cy upon the track Of the eutier Street
railroad for the purpose Of ipjuring OF
destroying ID, and that be made an At.
tempt to carry out such q purpoee, and
that the execution of such q purpose
was defeated only by his arrest, them
the mere circumstance that at the time
Of his arrest he was net Sufficiently near
the track Of the sutteF Street Failrsad
10 have been able 10 perform the ply
sical act Of placing suoh dynamite or ex-
plosive matter upon the track, does not
justify his aequittal."
The Jury WAS out only eight minutes.
The prisoner will be sentenced on Sat-
urday. He may he sentenced to i'm
pFisonment for term not less than six
months nor more than two and one-half
years.
our New Cunboasa.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-The Navy
hNEahAAlEAA ~ A1NMA W nEkANA NuU ENCU=
arAtion OF plans for two 100 ton gun
beats, for which provision was made by
The last Congress. InAsmuch aa these
boats are TO be patterned after the gun
boat now in process Of construction the
work Of the Department will be much
lighter than II gunboats OF a rev de-
sign had been ordered. IL is only neo-
essary 20 duplicate the drawings already
made. Tue limit 81 the contract pfioe
Of the new vessels is $3.50, 1000 each.
ReROmlaAted All BY AccIamasIsn.
PRovIDKSoE h. I }, March l6.-rhe
Republican State convention met today
and nominated by aoclamAtion ell the
present inoumbeats OF the state Offices
from that OF Governor down, for The
party candidates.
HanIaa About 10 Co Into Training.
BosrON, March 16 -Hanlan, the Oars.
man, arrived fTom Montreal today bring
ing with him two boats. He proposes TO
train ia this city preparatory for his
race with q tudaur. on Memorial Day.
The sehoOaer coInG ts Pieces.
Boston, n rob l6.-A dispa atoh from
northeast Hall says that the schooner
reported last nieht ashore tVo miles OF
the Nansets life saving station, ID the ].
II. Ellie, Captain Wallace. of Oamden,
Maine, from PerthAm Bay for Boatoa,
With q cargo Of pig iron and coal. She
lies on the outeT bar and 10 fast going 10
pieces. The dispatch gives few par
tieulars and states that Of the crew two
we're saved and one vas drowned.
A Gale en- the BaKk.
GLoUcEsTER (Mass). March ia
vessel thst arrived from Georges reports
that gale OF great energy sweps over
the bank en March l1th. II is feared
that much damage has been done, as q
large feet Of fishing vessels were on the
bank at tbe time.
Extra session 81 the VlFEiaia Assembly
RIcHMoED. March l6.-PuFsuant 20
the Governors call the General Aassm-
bly, Of Virginia met at noon today In
extra Gessiop. A message from the Ex.
ecutivs called attention TO the condition
Of the public debt. He reoommends
the appointment Of q commission on
the part ~ abe bondholdeFs In Virginia
and elsewhere, the obi'ct being . true
presentation Of the Tsvenaes and re-
sources Of the State and What ahs STATE
can do.
The new Cruisers.
WAaHN0roK, March I6.-Ohlef Oon-
structor Wilson received q telegram
from Naval Constructor Steel a. Ohea-
teF. Pennsylvania, stating that work 70
aRain going on on the Chicago. Naval
officers generally arc much pleased With
the opinion given By the Attorney Gen.
eFal, thai the cruisers eau be eompleted
With the balance Of the general appro-
pFialions provided, In accordance 9ish
the estimates Of she Naval Advisory
Board, notwithstsndinR the fact that :
numbeF of neW Inventions and applian-
oes rot contemplated by the Advisory
Board have been placed on the cruisers.
The Department IL oon6dent that they
can be eompleted at . cost Within the
estimates Of At Board. 10 far as con
cerna tha work Of construction mnd
steam engineering, Is IN believed that
tbs total cost of hnishinR the enRineeF-
ing work on the Chicago will be e46, 900
less than the estimates. Ia the cases Of
the Boston ard Atlanta. 5000 and